J20 Nationell News & Stories

Our scouts have convened for the second time this season and produced a December top-50 prospects for the 2025 Draft.

This week's Roundup highlights incredible performances from Macklin Celebrini, Beckett Sennecke, Blake Montgomery, and more.

Lassi Alanen breaks down the film on Swedish forward who is impressing as a 16-year-old.

Lassi Alanen breaks down the film on Ivar Stenberg, who has impressed early this season with Frölunda's J20 team.

Lassi Alanen empties the scout's notebook from Finland on names to watch for the 2025 NHL Draft.

Elite Prospects' first 2025 NHL Draft ranking has arrived, headlined by James Hagens, Roger McQueen, and Michael Misa.

Lassi Alanen looks at the start of the seasons for Viktor Eklund, Viggo Nordlund, and other top Swedish prospects.

Cam Robinson is back and he's ranking the top fantasy hockey forwards for the 2024-25 season.

Viggo Nordlund is flying under the radar going into his draft year, but don't be surprised if that's changed in a big way by the 2025 NHL Draft.

Victor Eklund, the younger brother of San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund, could be the surprise top-Swede in the 2025 NHL Draft.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. These are the players you need to keep an eye on at this year's tournament in Edmonton, Alberta.

The adjustment to the NCAA game wasn't easy for Tom Willander, but there are signs that he could develop into an elite shutdown defenceman as soon as next season.

Jakob Ihs-Wozniak put together one of the most productive draft-minus-one seasons in the J20 level in a long time, and now he's ready to put on an encore in his draft year.

Anton Frondell isn't a contender for first overall as currently constituted, but his playmaking and a diligent two-way game could get him in the conversation.

James Hagens is the undisputed top prospect coming into the year, but there are six other players who could challenge him for first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft.

A player-by-player preview of Sweden's roster at the U18 World Hockey Championships in Espoo and Vantaa.

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård is going to be the first Norwegian skater to go in the first round of the NHL Draft. All because of his overwhelming physicality and skill.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the top 96 players in the 2024 NHL Draft ahead of the U18 World Hockey Championship in Helsinki, Finland.

This latest instalment in the Scout's Notebook looks at some of Sweden's most highly rated defencemen in NHL CSS' midseason ranking: Gabriel Eliasson, Viggo Gustafsson, Noel Fransén, and Edvin Nilsson.

The latest Sweden Stock Watch highlights the play of Oscar Fisker Mølgaard, Filip Eriksson, Linus Eriksson, Liam Öhgren, Simon Forsmark, and Lian Bichsel.

Director of Film Scouting Cam Robinson takes a cut at mocking up the first round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the 64 best prospects for the 2024 NHL Draft.

Gothenburg's rise to one of Sweden's top hockey cities is as unlikely as it is fascinating. This is the story of how they got there.

Development is seldom linear. But when a player takes off in his post-draft season, it's easy to take note. Victor Nuno checks in on Axel Sandin Pellikka's impressive rise.